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Highland 141 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Pierce (ranked 5582 p4p, 3077 weight class) and Magni Fier (ranked 617 p4p, 405 weight class). Prince Pierce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magni Fier!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pierce misses.
Fier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pierce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Fier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierce tries a head kick but it misses.
Fier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fier lands a really nice looking cross but Pierce seems unphased.
Pierce misses with an uppercut
and Fier counters with a stiff right hand.
Fier throws out a powerful jab.
Pierce circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Fier. Pierce falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Fier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magni Fier!
Magni Fier decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nemeth (ranked 4021 p4p, 3395 weight class) and Roger Sparr (ranked 521 p4p, 449 weight class). Nemeth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beautiful People by - Marilyn Manson . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Nemeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Sparr!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemeth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nemeth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sparr keeping moving, preventing Nemeth from controlling successfully.
Nemeth has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sparr to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nemeth is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sparr pulls down on the head and he's put Nemeth to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roger Sparr!
Roger Sparr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Greene (ranked 4221 p4p, 2789 weight class) and Pdiddy Parker (ranked 552 p4p, 376 weight class). Mo Greene has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mo Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pdiddy Parker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Parker lands a big head kick that sends Greene tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves Greene back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Mo Greene has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene walks straight into a right hand from Parker - that's dropped him! Parker jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Greene from any more punishment! Greene complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pdiddy Parker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milos Obilic (ranked 1460 p4p, 25046 weight class) and Greg Gregory (ranked 198 p4p, 777 weight class). Greg Gregory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Obilic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obilic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gregory looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Obilic.
Obilic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gregory has time to react.
 It looks like Greg Gregory has been cut.
Obilic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obilic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gregory backs up against the cage.
Gregory takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Obilic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obilic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gregory! Obilic lets Gregory back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Gregory is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregory walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Gregory limp body while Obilic jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Milos Obilic!
Milos Obilic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Lachmann (ranked 2263 p4p, 2427 weight class) and Ben Askrew (ranked 308 p4p, 324 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Lachmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Askrew!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachmann rushes Askrew and presses him up against the cage.
Askrew is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lachmann pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Askrew tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lachmann manages to pull guard.
Askrew trying to move into half guard but instead Lachmann has managed to sweep!
Askrew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lachmann can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lachmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Askrew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Askrew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lachmann advances to half guard.
Askrew is refusing to be controlled, as Lachmann sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachmann trying to mount his opponent but Askrew defends it.
Lachmann performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Askrew looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachmann is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Askrew sees it coming and defends easily.
Lachmann trying to pass the guard but Askrew defending well.
Lachmann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lachmann wants to free his trapped foot but Askrew is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lachmann uses his free foot to push down on Askrew's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Askrew.
Askrew is trying desperately to improve position.
Askrew gets back to half guard.
Lachmann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Askrew doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lachmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachmann is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Askrew!
Askrew has given up his back. Will we see Lachmann going for some submissions?
Askrew tries to roll but Lachmann sticks to his back.
Askrew is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lachmann gets his way!
Askrew preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lachmann.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lachmann is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Askrew with him. Askrew is trying to defend but Lachmann has an arm under the chin now! Askrew grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ludwig Lachmann!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Gracie (ranked 803 p4p, 1644 weight class) and Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 131 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie blocks a jab.
Minoru Ii's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Minoru Ii duly obliges.
It looks like James Gracie has been cut.
Minoru Ii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Minoru Ii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minoru Ii.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Minoru Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Minoru Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Minoru Ii smiles and moves away.
Minoru Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Minoru Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Minoru Ii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Minoru Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James Gracie's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minoru Ii moves away.
Kohinata Minoru Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minoru Ii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 Gracie is rocked!
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Minoru Ii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Minoru Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Minoru Ii gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Minoru Ii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Minoru Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minoru Ii cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gracie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Minoru Ii finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Minoru Ii counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kohinata Minoru Ii!
An out of breath Kohinata Minoru Ii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 1279 p4p, 688 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 199 p4p, 104 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatsadze throws a looping overhand right but Leonov ducks down to avoid it.
Vatsadze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Leonov misses.
Oooooh!!! Vatsadze has knocked Leonov down with a huge combo! Vatsadze steps away and waves a wobbly Leonov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leonov is rocked!
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Leonov tries to land a front kick but Vatsadze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A quick step to the side and Vatsadze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Vatsadze finish him?
Leonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonov dodges the punch combination from Vatsadze.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatsadze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonov.
A slow jab from Vatsadze misses its intended target.
Vatsadze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatsadze swinging wildly here.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vatsadze throws a body shot but no joy.
Vatsadze misses the shot to the body.
Leonov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonov to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonov lands a head kick. Vatsadze smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leonov misses with a two punch combination.
Leonov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonov.
Leonov feints and then cracks Vatsadze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vatsadze down.
A right-left combo lands from Leonov.
Vatsadze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Vatsadze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonov cracks Vatsadze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vatsadze throws a hook but Leonov avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Vatsadze. Those never looked like landing.
Leonov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leonov there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vatsadze misses with a hook
and Leonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatsadze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonov slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Leonov.
A jab from Vatsadze misses.
Leonov blocks a jab.
Leonov scores with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Leonov.
Leonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonov looks to throw the jab but Vatsadze is out of range.
Leonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leonov misses with a low kick.
Leonov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vatsadze had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vatsadze throws a nice looking combination but Leonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Vatsadze misses.
Leonov connects with a single shot there.
Leonov misses with a hook.
Leonov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vatsadze under the eye.
Leonov ducks under a wild hook from Vatsadze.
Leonov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leonov throws a leg kick but Vatsadze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leonov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vatsadze on the side of the head.
Vatsadze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonov.
Leonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Vatsadze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonov.
Vatsadze lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonov.
Leonov misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov throws a hook but Vatsadze avoids it easily.
Leonov lands a glancing blow to the side of Vatsadze's head.
Leonov tried to score with a low kick but Vatsadze checks it.
Vatsadze looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Vatsadze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leonov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vatsadze moves away from the strike by Leonov.
Vatsadze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonov on the side of the head.
Vatsadze tries to move into range but Leonov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vatsadze lands a big right hand that sends Leonov crashing to the mat! Vatsadze stays standing though and waves Leonov back to his feet!
Leonov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vatsadze is looking to counter punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatsadze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vatsadze takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leonov walks straight into a right hand from Vatsadze - that's dropped him! Vatsadze jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Leonov from any more punishment! Leonov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Murtaz Vatsadze!
An out of breath and clearly excited Murtaz Vatsadze thanked HERBIZER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 326 p4p, 1408 weight class) and Johnny Saigon (ranked 52 p4p, 190 weight class). Saigon has chosen Run through the jungle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Saigon!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saigon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Veainu if he has to take too many more of those.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Saigon counters with a nice uppercut.
Veainu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Saigon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saigon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saigon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Veainu throws the left hand but Saigon avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Veainu misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Saigon misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saigon ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Saigon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veainu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a body punch
and Saigon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saigon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Veainu tests Saigon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saigon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veainu.
Veainu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saigon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Veainu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saigon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu misses with a looping left.
Saigon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Veainu misses with a left hand
letting Saigon counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Saigon counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Saigon misses its intended target.
Saigon throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Saigon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Saigon's head but Saigon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu throws an overhand right that lands on Saigon's shoulder, as Saigon tries to avoid the shot.
Saigon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Veainu with a body shot.
Veainu throws an overhand right that lands on Saigon's shoulder, as Saigon tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saigon counters with a good, hard body kick but Veainu shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Veainu misses.
Veainu's corner calls for a 1-2. Veainu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Saigon ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Saigon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saigon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saigon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Saigon's head but Saigon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veainu lands a jab.
Saigon is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saigon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
Saigon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saigon is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
Saigon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saigon slips a straight right by Veainu.
Saigon seems to have recovered his senses.
Veainu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saigon.
Saigon jabs Veainu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veainu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saigon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonatane Veainu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Veainu drops Saigon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Saigon looks back up at him and smiles so Veainu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Veainu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Saigon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saigon swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Are you kidding me?! Veainu ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Saigon clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!
Johnny Saigon spoke after the fight, saying 'I come back and kick your ass.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Winters (ranked 404 p4p, 1224 weight class) and Richard Ramirez (ranked 60 p4p, 164 weight class). Winters comes to the cage accompanied by All Along the Watchtower. Ramirez has chosen Get Lucky as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ramirez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Winters passes into half guard.
Ramirez wants to improve his position but Winters is controlling well.
Winters is taking a breather. Ramirez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ramirez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez tries to get to full guard but Winters has control of the leg.
Ramirez trying to hold on to Winters's head to control him but Winters postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters slows the pace down in half guard.
Winters winds up and cracks Ramirez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winters pulls his head out easily.
Winters has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Winters moves nicely into side control.
Winters in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Winters throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ramirez prevents Winters from improving position.
Ramirez tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Winters has an Americana. Ramirez didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Winters is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Winters hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dick Winters!
An out of breath Dick Winters thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Richard Ramirez spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll end you!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 156 p4p, 74 weight class) and Needle Dick (ranked 29 p4p, 12 weight class). Dick has chosen Watch where you're going, Needle Dick! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Needle Dick!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Dick misses the target.
Dick moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricky Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Dick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control.
Dick felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thompson scores with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thompson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dick is trying to get back to half guard.
Dick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thompson tries to score with some ground and pound. Dick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is looking to regain half guard here but Thompson keeps moving and retains side control.
An elbow from Thompson crashes against the mat.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dick keeps working.
Thompson working away.
Dick avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Thompson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thompson cracks Dick with a big right hand but Dick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thompson cracks Dick with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thompson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dick some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick is looking for a sweep.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Dick struggling a bit here.
Thompson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dick takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dick parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dick to escape.
You can see the frustration on Dick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Dick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Dick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson trying to control the action but Dick is working from the bottom.
Dick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dick wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thompson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dick down.
Dick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dick keeps working.
Dick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Dick.
Thompson slips a straight right by Dick.
Thompson dives in and grabs Dick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dick pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Thompson fails with the takedown
and Dick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dick missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dick enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dick manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dick can do to turn this around?
Dick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Dick has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thompson regains half guard.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Dick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dick is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dick prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Thompson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Thompson moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Dick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dick's guard.
Dick trying to control the position.
Dick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to Dick's temple.
Dick wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dick tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson throwing shots but Dick is blocking nicely.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick is staying active underneath Thompson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dick lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Thompson throws a hook but Dick avoids it easily.
A jab from Dick misses.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dick throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Dick misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dick to the ground. Thompson is now in Dick's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dick is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Ricky Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson is keen to just control but Dick is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson trying to control the pace.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dick is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Dick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thompson is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson winds up and cracks Dick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson is trying to control. Dick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dick desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dick works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thompson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thompson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thompson wants to control but Dick is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson scores with punches from side control.
Dick tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Dick parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dick to escape.
Thompson working the ground and pound but Dick is defending the strikes.
Dick is trying to escape the position but Thompson is controlling the position.
Thompson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dick some visible discomfort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson working away.
Dick tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Thompson clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thompson goes for a double leg but Dick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dick continues to drive forward.
Dick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dick gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dick just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson prevents Dick from breaking the clinch.
Dick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dick throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dick.
Thompson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson pulls Dick into guard.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Thompson is trying to keep Dick in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Dick preventing the sweep.
Thompson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dick working a defensive guard here.
Dick trying to control the position here.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.
Thompson trying to control but Dick is working from the bottom.
Dick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson won't allow Dick to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dick defends well and Thompson ends up having to push Dick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Dick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dick misses with a body punch.
Thompson has Dick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dick gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Dick is pressed up against the cage. Thompson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dick down to the mat. Dick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dick lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
It looks like Ricky Thompson has been cut.
Dick throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Needle Dick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson slips a straight right by Dick.
Dick throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Dick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson fails with the takedown
and Dick moves into the clinch.
Thompson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thompson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thompson is trying to drag Dick to the mat but Dick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Dick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dick stops a takedown attempt from Thompson.
Dick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thompson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dick misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Needle Dick dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Thompson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson shoots and misses
and Dick counters with a nice uppercut.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Dick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Dick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Dick throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Dick misses the target.
Thompson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thompson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Dick dodges it nicely.
Dick tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson wants to control but Dick is keeping him busy.
Needle Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thompson is nestled in close to Dick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thompson is thwarting Dick's attempts to control the position.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Dick manages to get to full guard.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Dick controlling Thompson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Dick.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Dick keeps moving.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Dick is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Dick keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dick controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thompson walks into a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Ricky Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Thompson.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 49:45
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Thompson!
Ricky Thompson is the new heavyweight champion!
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